In 2012, Dwyer high school (West Pam Beach, Fla.) put forth one of the more explosive offenses across the country with Robert Nittolo at quarterback and Johnnie Dixon at wide receiver in their multiple offense. Known for producing top talent, the coaching staff at Dwyer promoted Nittolo to a full-time starter during the second half of the 2012 season after highly-recruited Faton Bauta ascended to the Georgia Bulldogs from the high school at the conclusion of the previous season.

Nittolo and Dixon, best friends for five years, were expected to compete for multiple offensive records this upcoming season before Nittola's grandfather, who lives in Middlesex, New Jersey, fell ill.

Therefore, this past January, the 6-2, 202-pound dual-threat
passer moved with his family to the Garden State to support his grandfather,
helping improve his condition. Robert's parents had moved from New Jersey to
the Sunshine state 25 years ago, but felt the need to return to their roots due
to the circumstances. And Nittolo is now attending Hillsborough (N.J.) high
school, where he is expected to make a splash as an FBS-caliber signal
caller within the state, next season.

HIllsborough (N.J.) head coach, Kevin Carty — the former UNC quarterback whose father spent six years as Rutgers wide receivers coach from 1984-89 — has a relationship with the current Rutgers staff and reached out, letting them know what a gem he had stumbled upon. Consequently, Nittolo ended up on the Rutgers campus for what he calls a "private visit" this past March.

"The visit was good," said the junior, Nittolo. "I went up there, met
coach Spence, the quarterbacks coach, and was introduced to coach Flood. He
said he'd be excited to have me. He said hopefully one day, I'd be putting a
Rutgers uniform on. He liked my tape, and he said coach Spence would come down
to see me throw."

Rutgers unofficial visitors weekend was the next time Nittolo would set foot on the Rutgers campus. But this time it would be with his best friend and U.S. Army All-America wide receiver, Johnnie Dixon.

"My best friend just moved to New Jersey and he's being
looked at by Rutgers," said Dixon, the 5-11-190-pound highly-regarded receiver.
"And he wanted to go up for (unofficial visitors weekend), so I went with him.
And I was surprised at what Rutgers had to offer."

Dixon is rated a four-star recruit by 247Sports.com and Rivals.com,
and holds offers from many of the most highly-regarded schools across the
country including Alabama, Florida, Florida St., Ohio St., Auburn, Miami
(Fla.), Notre Dame and Oregon. And any school he doesn't currently hold an
offer from, he likely could if he were to show interest in that particular
school.

The Scarlet Knights find themselves in the latter group. They
have yet to outright offer Dixon, but have kept the lines of communication open
creating an on-going relationship with one of the top receivers in the country.

"Rutgers is definitely a school of interest for me," said
Dixon, a powerfully –built receiver also known for his speed and route-running
ability. "It was a very good visit when I was up there. Everything was good:
the meetings, the players, the practice. The practices are very up-tempo and
the coaches show passion for the game.

"You see a player make a play over the coverage and the
receivers coach (Matt Simon) is running full speed on the field just to tell
them they did a good job."

With Rutgers also giving a hard look at Dixon's best friend
and former high school quarterback, the chances of Rutgers landing the top–tier
wide receiver improve exponentially. Though Dixon has yet to cut his list down
to a top 10, according to him, there is a good chance Rutgers could be on it.

"I talk to Coach
Simon a lot, lately," said Dixon. "I'm probably gonna be down there for camp,
this summer, where we will get a chance to talk more."

Meanwhile, coach Spence recently got a chance to witness
some of the skills Nittolo when a recruiting visit took him to Hillsborough
high school, two Fridays ago.

"Coach Spence came to watch me throw, last Friday, and I did
really well. He told me he likes me, a lot," said Nittolo, who plans to join
Dixon at Rutgers camp, this summer. "He said he really likes my accuracy, my
athletic ability and that he'd be in contact really soon."

Not only has Nittolo put on a positive performance in front
of the Rutgers staff member, but he also stood out at a recent Elite 11 event
held at the Redskins practice facility in Washington, D.C.

"I did really well at the Elite 11, and the coaches want to
see me again at the one in Ohio, coming up," said Nitollo. "Hopefully, I can
make it there and get another opportunity to show what I can do."

The top performers from the Nike Football Training camp and
Elite 11 events are stringently selected to participate in the Opening — an invite-only nationally televised combine event held at Nike headquarters in Beaverton, Ore. Dixon has already been selected to participate after winning wide receiver MVP honors at the Nike Football Training Camp in Miami, Fla. last March. And he would love to have Nitollo quarterbacking to him at the event, as well as at his eventual collegiate
destination.

"We probably have the best connection that you can find
around," said Dixon of the twosome's on-field chemistry. "I went to visit him
this spring after he moved to New Jersey. We hadn't seen each other for a
couple months but our connection was still perfect. He's got a strong arm and
he can make all the throws. So, he has a good chance to get to the Opening, and
hopefully he can be my quarterback."

"And we definitely would like to play together in college,
if possible."

Nittolo, who most recently visited Rutgers for the Scarlet-White game on April 28, is aware that the Rutgers has already added their class of 2014 pro-style quarterback in Detroit Country Day (Beverly Hills, Mich.) star, Tyler Wiegers.

Yet, he's also been made aware that teams these days will often recruit two quarterbacks as a change of pace if both prove to do different things well. If Nittolo were to get an opportunity to play at Rutgers, he believes he and Dixon could do some special things on the gridiron.

"We both want to have the best chance to play. And if it happens to be that we are both getting interest from Rutgers, we would both be interested in that. They are going to the Big Ten, they are getting better. And if I feel they are interested in me enough — and I know they like Johnnie, a lot — it could be Rutgers.

"Johnnie and I definitely want to play together if we are lucky enough to get the opportunity."

Besides Rutgers, Temple, Miami, Pitt, Penn State Vanderbilt
along with a whole slew of FCS schools are showing interest in Nittolo. Dixon,
a national recruit, will likely make his decision after taking his five
official visits this fall.